We, too had a similar experience with Expressions Photography. After attending a bridal show in Feb. we were contacted by Mr. Parks telling us that we had won a discounted photgraphy package. We met with Roy, signed a contract to photograph our daughter's wedding in January and gave him a 250.00 deposit. The contract clearly stated that final payment was due on the day of the wedding with no additional payments necessary before that date.
Shortly after signing the contract, I began receiving e-mails and phone calls from Mr. Parks offering a significant discount on the package if I paid the balance in full in advance. I told him that I was not comfortable with doing that, since I couldn't be sure that the photographer would show up for the wedding if he had the entire balance up front. These e-mails and phone calls continued periodically.
On Tuesday, Dec. 1. My husband received a phone call from Mr. Parks informing him that unless we paid the balance in full immediately, he would be forced to cancel our contract. I then called him personally, and he told me that same thing. He said that since we had not made any payments since we made the original deposit and would not pay the balance in full immediately, he was cancelling the contract. I reminded him that I had a copy of the contract in front of me and that it said nothing about any payments before the day of the wedding. He got rude, said he was not going to photograph the wedding, and hung up on me. Luckily, January is a slow month for weddings and I was able to secure a wonderful, reputable photographer the next day. I want to make sure that no one else falls victim to this company, I am pretty certain that had we paid the balance in full, we would have been stuck with no photographer at the wedding.
Also worth noting, I contacted the company that hosted the bridal show at which we supposedly "won" the discounted package and they have never heard of Expressions and that any prizes they award have no strings attached. Obviously Mr. Parks obtained my daughter's name and phone number through questionable means.
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